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|fatedate=12 Dec, 1917{{DittColl|p. 61}}
 
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|order=1908-09 Programme{{March|p. 101}}
 
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In mid-1913, active with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 397''a''}}
 
In mid-1913, active with the {{UK-DF|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 397''a''}}
  
On 28 April, 1915, as ''Wolverine'' was working as a high speed minesweeper in the Dardanelles area, Commander [[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]] was killed by a shell which struck her bridge.{{HardLying|p. 113}}  He was succeeded in command by Lieutenant-Commander [[Adrian St. Vincent Keyes]], who would continue to lead ''Wolverine'' in vital support workj on the left side of operational area.
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On 28 April, 1915, as ''Wolverine'' was working as a high speed minesweeper in the Dardanelles area, Commander [[Osmond James Prentis|Osmond J. Prentis]] was killed by a shell which struck her bridge.{{HardLying|p. 113}}  He was succeeded in command by Lieutenant-Commander [[Adrian St. Vincent Keyes]], who would continue to lead ''Wolverine'' in vital support work on the left side of the operational area.
  
 
At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, ''Wolverine'' worked with five other ''Beagles'' and {{UK-Arno}} to tow troop barges in.{{HardLying|p. 113}}
 
At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, ''Wolverine'' worked with five other ''Beagles'' and {{UK-Arno}} to tow troop barges in.{{HardLying|p. 113}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Claude Seymour|nick=Claude Seymour|appt=2 September, 1910<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|end=29 September, 1910<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Claude Seymour|nick=Claude Seymour|appt=2 September, 1910<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|end=29 September, 1910<ref>Seymour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/177.}} f. 198.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=7 December, 1910<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}}  f. 79.</ref>|end=1 August, 1912<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}}  f. 79.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Barrington Le Fanu|nick=Hugh B. Le Fanu|appt=29 September, 1910<ref>Le Fanu Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref>|end=7 December, 1910<ref>Le Fanu Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/302.|}} f. 303.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Lionel George Preston|nick=Lionel G. Preston|appt=7 December, 1910<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}}  f. 79.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 397''a''}}|end=1 August, 1912<ref>Preston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/79.|D7576588}}  f. 79.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Graham Richard Leicester Edwards|nick=Graham R. L. Edwards|appt=1 August, 1912<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/417.|D7576626}}  ff. 419, 229.</ref>{{NLNov13|p. 397''a''}}|end=20 November, 1913<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/417.|D7576626}}  ff. 419, 229.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Graham Richard Leicester Edwards|nick=Graham R. L. Edwards|appt=1 August, 1912<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/417.|D7576626}}  ff. 419, 229.</ref>{{NLNov13|p. 397''a''}}|end=20 November, 1913<ref>Edwards Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/417.|D7576626}}  ff. 419, 229.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Osmond James Prentis|nick=Osmond J. Prentis|appt=20 November, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 399''h''}}|end=28 April, 1915<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|note=killed at the Dardanelles while in command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Osmond James Prentis|nick=Osmond J. Prentis|appt=20 November, 1913<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLApr15|p. 399''h''}}|end=28 April, 1915<ref>Prentis Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44/118.|D7602904}} f. 130.</ref>|note=killed at the Dardanelles while in command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (retired)|name=Adrian St. Vincent Keyes|nick=Adrian St. V. Keyes|appt=28 April, 1915<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/75.|D7603782}} f. 280.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 399''k''}}|end=14 July, 1916<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/75.|D7603782}} f. 280.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} (retired)|name=Adrian St. Vincent Keyes|nick=Adrian St. V. Keyes|appt=28 April, 1915<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/75.|D7603782}} f. 280.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 399''k''}}|end=14 July, 1916<ref>Keyes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/75.|D7603782}} f. 280.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Martin John Coucher de Meric|nick=Martin J. C. de Meric|appt=21 August, 1916<ref>de Meric Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 399''j''}}|end=September, 1917<ref>de Meric Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Martin John Coucher de Meric|nick=Martin J. C. de Meric|appt=21 August, 1916<ref>de Meric Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 399''j''}}|end=September, 1917<ref>de Meric Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/284.|D7605039}} f. 299.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederick Langton Cavaye|nick=Frederick L. Cavaye|appt=September, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 399''g''}}|end=12 December, 1917{{HepperLosses|p. 112}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost to collision under his command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frederick Langton Cavaye|nick=Frederick L. Cavaye|appt=September, 1917<ref>Cavaye Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/100.|D7605511}} f. 99.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 399''g''}}|end=12 December, 1917<ref>Cavaye Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/100.|D7605511}} f. 99.</ref>{{HepperLosses|p. 112}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost to collision under his command}}
 
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Wolverine_(1910)}}  
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2257392 Collision between HM Ships ROSEMARY and WOLVERINE. Lieut F L Cavaye R.N. and others]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 8 April 2021

H.M.S. Wolverine (1910)
Pendant Number: H.18 (1917)[1]
Builder: Cammell Laird[2]
Ordered: 1908-09 Programme[3]
Launched: 15 Jan, 1910[4]
Completed: Sep, 1910[5]
Collision: 12 Dec, 1917[6]
Fate: w/Rosemary[7]

H.M.S. Wolverine was one of sixteen destroyers of the Beagle class. She was lost in a collision in December, 1917.

A later H.M.S. Wolverine was launched in 1919.

Service

In mid-1913, active with the Third Destroyer Flotilla.[8]

On 28 April, 1915, as Wolverine was working as a high speed minesweeper in the Dardanelles area, Commander Osmond J. Prentis was killed by a shell which struck her bridge.[9] He was succeeded in command by Lieutenant-Commander Adrian St. Vincent Keyes, who would continue to lead Wolverine in vital support work on the left side of the operational area.

At Suvla Bay on 6-7 August, 1915, Wolverine worked with five other Beagles and Arno to tow troop barges in.[10]

Two men died when she sank after a collision off Northwest Ireland.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
  3. March. British Destroyers. p. 101.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
  5. Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 306.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
  7. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 61.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 397a.
  9. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 113.
  10. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 113.
  11. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 433.
  12. Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
  13. Seymour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/177. f. 198.
  14. Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
  15. Le Fanu Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/302. f. 303.
  16. Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 397a.
  18. Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
  19. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/417. ff. 419, 229.
  20. The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 397a.
  21. Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/417. ff. 419, 229.
  22. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  23. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 399h.
  24. Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  25. Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
  26. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 399k.
  27. Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/75. f. 280.
  28. de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
  29. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399j.
  30. de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
  31. Cavaye Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/100. f. 99.
  32. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399g.
  33. Cavaye Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/100. f. 99.
  34. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 112.

Bibliography


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